Vest Dagger

[TK Steingass]

Greetings All:

This dagger has been on my workbench for about two months while trying to decide what handle & guard treatment I would use. This is what I came up with. The handle is Royal Walnut with fossilized walrus ivory inlays......my very first coffin handle knife. .175" satin finish W-2 with satin finished carbon steel double guard, 9 3/4" OAL, 5" BL, thumb serrations on the ricasso. Available. My wife, chief-in-house-quality-control-inspector, didn't like the inlays - what do you all think? All comments welcome.

 

[AVigil]

Nailed it,

Coffin handle is great, one of my favorites on daggers and Bowies

 

[Scott Hanson]

I like the guard treatment and the inlays, especially on the coffin handle like that. Excellent job on that all the way!

 

[Darrin Sanders]

I like everything about it including the inlays and especially the serrated Ricasso.

 

[john april]

that should sell quick ! nice.

 

[Dawkind]

Great job and love that reinforced tip...

 

[rpn]

Love the proportions...but I'm with the spouse on the inlays. IDK why...just from the gut.

 

[TK Steingass]

Love the proportions...but I'm with the spouse on the inlays. IDK why...just from the gut.

Great input - thanks - it seemed like too much real estate without the inlays to me

 

[Chris Montgomery]

I agree that the handle needed something for that much realestate. Pins, inlay something. Nice work TK.

Chris

 

[watermule]

I like everything about it including the inlays and especially the serrated Ricasso.

Same here, couldn't agree more
Rob

 

[TK Steingass]

Tx fellas - appreciate the feedback

 

[Munckmm]

Stunning piece! Really like the medieval reinforced tip! That would pierce a gambeson just fine

 

[Lance23]

So flippin awesome!

 

[Camber]

I really like it, and agree the handle needed something, but I would have probably preferred a small pinned plate to the ivory inlay.

 

[JParanee]

I really like these

Great tip design

 

[155440]

I don't think the dimensions of the inlay throw it off. I think what's throwing me off is the walrus is just close enough in color to the guard material that it looks unintentionally mismatched. I would've liked to see how this came out with an inlay that's the same as the guard material... some sort of steel shield/oval.

I like the design of the knife immensely, especially the reinforced tip and the guard and thumb serrations.

 

[Mongo]

Great looking knife! Tell the missus that Mongo likes the inlays.

 

[TK Steingass]

Great looking knife! Tell the missus that Mongo likes the inlays.

Thanks Mongo - I told her. As a matter of fact, the overwhelming majority of you fellas agreed with the inlays. I made it a point to read these to her........I sleep on the sofa tonight.

 

[v8r]

Very nice work!